01-16-2009, 11:43 AM
You're right, it would be much better if our military men and women were fighting enemies in Florida and Virginia right now. As for why we are where we are, it's because we're expected to be the world's defender. It comes with the responsibility of being the world's leading fighting force. No one attacks the other major countries because A) they're generally inferior to us, militarily and economically, and B) they're all allies of ours. Attacking them would be suicide even if they DID have something someone wanted.
Second, I have ZERO issues with my tax money going to the military. In fact, I'd have less of an issue with where my taxes go currently if they took all of the money spent on welfare, along with all of the increased education spending (with little to no result from year to year) and put that all into the military.
Second, I have ZERO issues with my tax money going to the military. In fact, I'd have less of an issue with where my taxes go currently if they took all of the money spent on welfare, along with all of the increased education spending (with little to no result from year to year) and put that all into the military.